The opening scene of the film “Remember the Titans” sets a scene of chaos, and cinematic techniques used within the film. The film begins with a violent scene between African-Americans and whites on the street separated by the police. The blacks were very angry, aggressive and shouting with loud voices. There was use of panning technique as the camera pans from the crowd of African-American protesting against the murder of a teenager to the crowd of white people being held back by the police. Furthermore, violent and training of the footballers, their sport dressing and helmets reflects that the film was set in America because that type football which players dress like that is only in America. The cinematic techniques used in this opening …show more content…
At the beginning of their camps Julius and Gerry fought each other over the stupid issue of the poster. This shows that their relationship was very bad. Julius was racist and arrogant, he does not see African American teammates as people that are useful. He referred them as the animals. Both the two treated each other with ignorance and hatred. Gerry became the team leader through his ability to work very hard as a team regardless of the colour. The film reflects that as the time goes on their relationship started to develop slowly through their leadership qualities and as they work and sharing ideas together. They started to trust and respect each other. At the end of the film the theme of friendship was portrayed as Julius was involved in a fatal car accident. He asked his African American friend Gerry to visit him at his bedside in the hospital. The express given by Gerry as he got in the hospital also gave a clear concern on his white friend Julius which also reflects that their relationship had developed to a friendly one. In their conversation Gerry confesses that he was afraid of Julius when he said, I was afraid of you Julius. I don’t understand what I was afraid of, but I was. I know I was only hating my
Gerry and Julius developed an amazing friendship built on trust and respect. They learnt to appreciate the meaning of trusting a man?s soul rather than their color. They worked to overcome the racial issues and heal the conflict.
Julius and Gerry are two characters within the film “Remember the Titans” that forge a strong friendship from initially a stance of disrespect. Their different backgrounds and understanding about each other culture influent their under-lying contempt for one other, an example of this in the film is in scene when they first have to room together at training camp and Julius puta a poster on the wall, Gerry make the remake “I ain’t looking at that for two weeks man...take it down.” And Julius reply’s with “you can close your eyes for two weeks for all I care. You look at your wall, I’ll look at mine.” After spending more time together over their time at the training camp Gerry starts to see the Julius not just by the colour of his skin but as
Steven Spielberg uses many different filming techniques to make Jurassic Park more engaging for the audience and to develop scenes more than they would without these techniques. One of the most powerful techniques is changing the soundtrack to add tension and suspense during certain parts of a scene. One example is when the dinosaur crashes through the wall as the people start to drive away in the jeep. The speed gets faster, the pitch gets higher, and the overall soundtrack gets louder . This makes the audience slightly scared for the people, especially since only seconds ago, it was completely silent, except for the footfalls of the dinosaur and some quiet dialogue. That leads us to another one of Steven Spielberg’s techniques, which is making
Every human being possess flaws. Although many strive to be, not one person on this planet is perfect. Everyone makes judgments and forms stereotypes about others and sometimes those judgments are made based on true information, while other times they are made based on incorrect information. However, all these judgments are a usual occurrence in life; everyone makes judgments, including racist attributions. The film, Remember the Titans depicted two races, separated by racism, come together, transform, and become mulitculturally competent.
Racism is a prominent Issue in Remember The Titans, the film shows racism in many different ways,
Coah Boone treats others with dignity as the coach of a team where there are both American and African-American players. He wants the players to feel friendly and comfortable being with each other, therefore, he forces each player to make friend which a different race player and mixed players as though there is no racism. This create an environment where players hated each others at the start yet when they start to comprehend each other, they become friends. Coah Boone's daughter denies others dignity when Bill Yoast's daughter invited her to play basketball with her. By doing this, she is causing hatred and unfriendly environment with Bill Yoast's daughter in which can lead to racism between two races.
The use of various camera techniques such as canted frames, low-angled, high-angled and close up shots, as well as camera distance, enhances the struggle between the characters. The use of such techniques not only allows the audience to get an extensive insight into the many different characters, but also helps us understand the relationships between them and how all of these factors contribute to the overarching theme of racism in the film. The use of these camera rapid movements
Remember the Titans is an American sports drama film that displays cultural differences that have an effect on the community and the relationships within the community between the same culture as well as other cultures among friends, family, and newcomers. On the other side of things it is also a heartfelt and uplifting story that brings two unlikely groups together in a time that dealt with racism, segregation, discrimination and many other conflicts between majority and minority. Remember the Titans is a movie based off of a true story. When we see the film, we see how there are many different conflict styles, the many stages of relational development, cultural differences between two separate parties and many others that are depicted in
You can see this happen when Michael is interviewed as to why he made his school decision. The theme of these two movies are similar yet have slight differences that convey different times in history. In Remember the Titans, racial discrimination is the theme that the whole movie revolves around. As the setting is Virginia 1971, the early days of mandated desegregation laws, this film plays around with showing the difficulties of merging two different races, communities, and schools.
The 2001 sports drama, Remember the Titans, directed by Boaz Yakin and set in Alexandria, Virginia, follows the T.C Williams high school football team on their journey to success and how their companionships help overcome the racial and discriminant issues of their small town. The friendship formed between Gerry Bertier and Julius Campbell starts off slow but when formed, becomes contagious throughout the team, uniting both the black and white team members. Similarly, A Time to Kill (1996), directed by Joel Schumacher, explores the sexual mistreatment of a young black girl, Tonya Hailey, whose heartbroken father retaliates and murders the bigoted men responsible for the crime. Prior to the trail of the rape, Carl Lee Hailey shoots the men responsible in cold blood. Racism and discrimination, perspective (in someone else’s shoes) and moral
The opening scene begins with a voiceover by Leigh Anne who explains football trick plays and the importance of the left tackle, the quarterback's blind side.A long shot is used so that the audience can see the contrast between the two football teams. There is multiple times throughout the first scene when the film gives the viewers the impression that the football match has been prerecorded as there is constant rewinds and pauses used to get a better view of what is happening on the field. Leigh Anne also uses a lot of specialised language showing that
His actions and observation skills also facilitated the success of the team racial merger when Gary and Julius came together at football camp. His hesitation to interfere when Gary and Julius initially united on the field, in what initially appeared to be a confrontation, brought the team together. Julius and Gary are also excellent motivators. They build excitement in their teammates before games. Since Julius and Gary are team leaders informally and formally respectfully, Coach Yoast’s ability to interoperate the situation and allowing them to celebrate brought the team together. Coach Boone is a very good motivator as well. He does an exceptional job of stimulating his team and redirecting their determination to the right team instead of its own. He knows that small steps must be made, such as making plays, before going for the gold, the win. He also had high expectations for his team, he believed that the efforts of his team would lead to performance, and performance to results. He expected his team to practice just as hard as they play in the games. “The importance of motivation is suggested in findings that most people believe they could give as much as 15 to 20 percent more effort at work than they now do with no one, including their own supervisors, recognizing any difference.” (Manning, G., & Curtis, K. 2015. P289). Motivation and recognition go hand in hand and this was clearly
In the movie “Remember the Titans”; directed by Boaz Yakin, one of the main characters, Gerry Bertier is injured in a car crash. Following the accident the football team goes to see him in the hospital. The Scene begins as Julius Campbell enters the hospital to see Gerry. This scene shows the audience how far Gerry and Julius’ relationship has developed since the beginning of the film. The scene also highlights the themes of racism as Gerry and Julius have been able to set aside their differences like skin colour and form a bond over their mutual passion of football.
Analysis of the Methods Used to Make the Opening Battle Sequence of Saving Private Ryan Shocking and Realistic
Analysis of the Methods Used to Make the Opening Battle Sequence of Saving Private Ryan Shocking and Realistic